Fostering Community

Bringing journal editors and academics together on scholarship that provides insight to diversity, opportunity, and inclusion in business and entrepreneurship

April 10-11, 2026

In Seattle, at the University of Washington Foster School of Business

Junior scholars researching opportunity and inclusion in marketing, information systems, operations management, and related fields are invited to attend this two-day workshop. As part of the workshop, you will work in small writing groups and gain feedback from journal editors and your peers to accelerate your paper submission to a top journal. This workshop will be held in person only, and participants are invited to attend all or part of the workshop activities as their schedules allow.

Journals invited

Individuals can receive feedback on research manuscripts at any stage of development. Participants will submit their research, indicate their progress, and provide three keywords about their research on the registration form.

Examples of research that would be related to DEI include, but are not limited to:

• Scholarship at the individual, team, group, organizational, and/or national level, investigating one or more ways to conceptualize group membership.
• Research related to the differential experience of salient outcomes within organizations and/or other societal structures.
• Scholarship related to how individuals perceive feeling community and/or being treated with respect within their teams, groups, organizations, and/or other societal structures.

The workshop is free to attend, although participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation. A limited number of funds are available to offset hotel expenses; participants may request this on the registration form.

Contact

For questions, please contact Prof. Elizabeth Umphress at [email protected].

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